Why choose AstraZeneca India?
Help push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. After 45 years in India, we’re continuing to secure a future where everyone can access affordable, sustainable, innovative healthcare.
The part you play in our business will be challenging, yet rewarding, requiring you to use your resilient, collaborative and diplomatic skillsets to make connections. The majority of your work will be field based, and will require you to be highly-organised, planning your monthly schedule, attending meetings and calls, as well as writing up reports.
Who do we look for?
Calling all tech innovators, ownership takers, challenge seekers and proactive collaborators. At AstraZeneca, breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicine for the world's most complex diseases. We empower people like you to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention, and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. You'll embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges.
Here, diverse minds and bold disruptors can meaningfully impact the future of healthcare using cutting-edge technology. Whether you join us in Bengaluru or Chennai, you can make a tangible impact within a global biopharmaceutical company that invests in your future. Join a talented global team that's powering AstraZeneca to better serve patients every day.
Success Profile
Ready to make an impact in your career? If you're passionate, growth-orientated and a true team player, we'll help you succeed. Here are some of the skills and capabilities we look for.
Tech innovators
Make a greater impact through our digitally enabled enterprise. Use your skills in data and technology to transform and optimise our operations, helping us deliver meaningful work that changes lives.
Ownership takers
If you're a self-aware self-starter who craves autonomy, AstraZeneca provides the perfect environment to take ownership and grow. Here, you'll feel empowered to lead and reach excellence at every level — with unrivalled support when you need it.
Challenge seekers
Adapting and advancing our progress means constantly challenging the status quo. In this dynamic environment where everything we do has urgency and focus, you'll have the ability to show up, speak up and confidently take smart risks.
Proactive collaborators
Your unique perspectives make our ambitions and capabilities possible. Our culture of sharing ideas, learning and improving together helps us consistently set the bar higher. As a proactive collaborator, you'll seek out ways to bring people together to achieve their best.
Responsibilities
Job Detail - External Supply Coordinator
Career Level - D3
Introduction to role
The External Supply Coordinator is responsible for translating the supply plan from GSC&S into an agreed supply schedule. As the primary AZ representative, you will manage the execution of the external operational plan. With support from Operations Leads, AZ assigned functional representatives, and external suppliers, you will be responsible for the resolution of short-term issues impacting supply and ensure planning systems remain aligned.
Through weekly S&OE, you will provide a critical routine work with the GSC&S Network Supply Team, managing communication related to supply and demand events and associated remediation actions. As a core member of the External Operations Team, you will provide input on short-term operational issues, maintain supply performance metrics, and assemble capacity data to support GSC&S planning.
Working alongside the External Operations Leads & Managers, you will support maintaining relationships in a global, fast-paced environment. This role requires proficient communication and cultural awareness, in addition to being an intuitive problem solver with strong attention to detail.
Accountabilities
Responsible for the receipt and translation of monthly net requirements plan from GSC&S into an optimized supply schedule from the external supply node(s).
Creation and maintenance of supplier purchase orders.
Lead regular meetings with external suppliers to handle the operational supply plan.
Handle execution of the supply schedule, coordinating flow from supply into the next node (both internal and external) and implement receipts to maintain system alignment.
Supervise inventory levels across both internal and external networks to ensure target and contractual inventory policies are adhered to.
Coordinate the resolution of short-term supply issues by engaging AZ Technical & Quality teams and external supply resources as required.
Raise supply events as required for awareness and support of the External Operations Lead.
Work with the Network Supply Team in Global Supply Chain to provide supply updates, including details of supply events and ongoing actions to support resolution.
Collect and maintaincapacity data from the supplier to facilitate development of achievable plans by the Network Supply Team.
Collect data and populate key performance metrics.
Be responsible fortimely invoice payment in line with commercial terms through seamless transactional execution and routine monitoring of the invoice ledger for their given portfolio.
Responsible for the accurate maintenance of systems master data.
Support project execution through the coordination of tactical changes with the supplier via routine supply meetings.
Support the External Operations Leads by providing input for key external-facing meetings (S&OP, BRM, SLM).
Provide cover for the External Operations Lead in key governance meetings as required.
Chip in to Risk Management & Continuous Improvement through identifying and intensifying risks & opportunities across their portfolio.
Maintain SOx compliance, ensuring all stock audits, stock reconciliations, and account management controls are completed accurately, ensuring transactional activities are carried out in line with DoA and Segregation of Duty principles.
Essential Skills/Experience
A degree or equivalent in Business, Logistics, Sciences or Engineering is preferred; equivalent experience will be taken into account.
Prior experience in Supply Chain Environment (Manufacturing, Planning).
Digital savvy (data & system minded).
Excellent communications and collaboration skills required to handle a multitude of customers and collaborators, both internal and external to AZ.
Commercially aware.
Globally and culturally aware.
Confident engaging with team members at all levels.
Desirable Skills/Experience
Understanding of and chipping in to an S&OP process.
Commercial experience.
Operational Experience with ERP/APS systems.
Capacity Planning.
Understanding of supply chain planning parameters, master data, and master data integrity & quality.
Experience in leading and developing solutions for supply chain events.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash daring thinking with the power to encourage life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and bold world.
AstraZeneca offers an environment where you can thrive with standardized ways of working driven by Lean principles. Here, you have the freedom to be creative, ask questions, and problem-solve together. Embrace our standardized approach to drive efficiencies through our processes and focus on what truly matters.
Ready to make a significant impact? Apply now!
AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
Reasons to Join
Thomas Mathisen
There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.
Christine Recchio
Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.
Stephanie Ling
There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy working in AstraZeneca, my colleagues being one of them. My team members and the managers have provided a great deal of guidance in helping me to be more confident in my daily work.
What we offer
We're driven by our shared values of serving people, society and the planet. Our people make this possible, which is why we prioritise diversity, safety, empowerment and collaboration. Discover what a career at AstraZeneca could mean for you.
Lifelong learning
Our development opportunities are second to none. You'll have the chance to grow your abilities, skills and knowledge constantly as you accelerate your career. From leadership projects and constructive coaching to overseas talent exchanges and global collaboration programmes, you'll never stand still.
Autonomy and reward
Experience the power of shaping your career how you want to. We are a high-performing learning organisation with autonomy over how we learn. Make big decisions, learn from your mistakes and continue growing — with performance-based rewards as part of the package.
Health and wellbeing
An energised work environment is only possible when our people have a healthy work-life balance and are supported for their individual needs. That's why we have a dedicated team to ensure your physical, financial and psychological wellbeing is a top priority.
Inclusion and diversity
Diversity and inclusion are embedded in everything we do. We're at our best and most creative when drawing on our different views, experiences and strengths. That's why we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive in a culture of respect, collaboration and innovation.
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